Many students have difficulty saying, "I'm a writer." Saying it should feel like a self-fulfilling prophesy. If you write today, you're a writer today.
Writers early in their careers feel uncomfortable when asked, "What have you written? Where have you published?" Do doctors and lawyers get similar assaults? "How many moles have you removed?" "Have you sent many felons to the chair?" Of course not!
Writers need to believe from the inside out. Shout about your art!
Start today! Have ready responses at meetings or parties when introductions arrise. Don't let anyone intimidate you. When asked, "What do you write?" Declare you write on every available surface, in the car, often in the shower, even in the dark. When asked what you write: Say you scribble your thoughts, feelings, frustrations with all your sensations. Have them hold out a hand and write on it. Then challenge them to a duel of words.
Write on!
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